The Shadowbearer

By Terry C. Simpson

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The Shadowbearer In a world where magic corrupts and kingdoms constantly war, the power that drives the world stirs. It whispers promises of greatness in the heads of the men and women that wield it. Now, it has spoken to the mind of a king.
Knight Commander Stefan Dorn, leader of the Unvanquished, has known only war, death and, victory. All in the name of his loyalty to King Nerian the Lightbearer, a man he idolized.
Until now.
Everything he thought he knew about the King, his people, and his world is coming to an end. At a time when there should be peace, he's once again called to war.
Torn between shocking changes at home, his family, loyalty to his men and his King, Stefan wishes only to enjoy life away from the battlefield. But with the new campaign comes a rabid, unforgiving enemy and a potential cataclysm.
Follow him as he fights to save his family, his people, his honor, and his birthright from the grips of the shade. Can he save them all? If not, which will he choose, which will he lose?
The Shadowbearer is a rousing and engaging prequel to Etchings of Power and a worthy addition to the Aegis of the Gods series.

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By Revan the Honest

This book was a nice read, and was well written besides a few things.
1) The grammatical errors were only a slight annoyance, however, I found that characters names were misspelled, which tore me away from the book and story.
2) It was difficult to follow in some places, especially when multiple powers, races, items, and characters were mentioned so freely. I found myself saying, "Wait a minute, what is this again? Who is this and what are they?"
Besides that, I liked the book. Oh, another small thing...where is any other character depth? I cared and knew very little of any character besides the Protagonist.

More by Terry C. Simpson

Terry C. Simpson In a world where magic corrupts and kingdoms constantly war, the power that drives the world stirs. It whispers promises of greatness in the heads of the men and women that wield it. Now, it has spoken to the mind of a king.
Knight Commander Stefan Dorn, leader of the Unvanquished, has known only war, death and, victory. All in the name of his loyalty to King Nerian the Lightbearer, a man he idolized.
Until now.
Everything he thought he knew about the King, his people, and his world is coming to an end. At a time when there should be peace, he's once again called to war.
Torn between shocking changes at home, his family, loyalty to his men and his King, Stefan wishes only to enjoy life away from the battlefield. But with the new campaign comes a rabid, unforgiving enemy and a potential cataclysm.
Follow him as he fights to save his family, his people, his honor, and his birthright from the grips of the shade. Can he save them all? If not, which will he choose, which will he lose?
The Shadowbearer is a rousing and engaging prequel to Etchings of Power and a worthy addition to the Aegis of the Gods series.

Terry C. Simpson A legendary killer without a memory, a gifted student who has lost his way, a vengeful assassin on an impossible mission, an old mentor whose only wish is to save her people. Kingdoms separate them but their fates are intertwined.
The opening stanza in a new epic fantasy series that delves into the themes of war, corruptible power, love, betrayal, and absolution in the world of Denestia..
Ryne Waldron, a living legend at the edge of madness is haunted by a murderous past and the voices of his power that whisper in his head. Hunted, he strives to defend a village he swore to protect. But his enemies might be closer than he could ever suspect..
Ancel Dorn, a gifted student, struggles with rejection and must accept who he is or perish to the creatures that stalk him and his parents. When he discovers he's targeted for death by beings that seemed to have stepped from the history of an ancient war, his only choice is to flee..
Irmina Nagel, Ancel's former lover, and an assassin sent to find Ryne, is mired in her quest for revenge on Ancel's parents, and must set aside her emotions or fail her final test. What she discovers may not only change her life but the world as a whole..
Caught between warring nations, vengeful leaders, magic and steel, myth and men, the fate of millions hang in the balance. Who can unite the kingdoms against a common threat? Who shall bring the power that drives the world to heel? Who will walk the knife's edge of harmony? If none can, then Denestia is doomed.

Terry C. Simpson A battle of trust, treachery, hate, love, and faith.

The twisted plots that brought the world to its knees begin to unfold. Denestia teeters on a precipice.

Cities will burn. The innocent will die. The dead shall rise. Nightmares will stalk the land. Guardians will reappear to wreak havoc on myths and men. Dark hands reach across the worlds in a battle for supremacy and ultimate power.

Ancel, Ryne, Irmina, and Galiana battle their pasts, their ghosts, their present, their futures, trust, and treachery as they strive to save themselves and their people. None can do it alone. For some, it means sacrificing their lives. For others, it’s embracing their hate. For some, it’s finding love. For one, it means surrendering to a power that corrupts and destroys all it encounters.

Sacrifices must be made as the world marches down the road to a war to end all wars. For in every end, there is a beginning, and for every beginning, there must be an end.

Is this the end or only the beginning?

Terry C. Simpson Deadly rivalries abound on Succession Day. Countess Aidah Rostlin and her daughters, Nerisse and Clara, hide out on a distant estate to avoid the other ruthless noble houses. There, she awaits her victorious husband and son.

But betrayal is ever present for the nobility. One such occurrence brings forth a power within little seven year old Clara, a power that if left unchecked, will doom her to madness and death.

To reverse the affliction, Aidah must traverse the land, avoid bounty hunters hired by a king who wants to steal Clara’s soul, invaders who want Clara dead, and gain help from a religious faction who would use the little girl’s power. All of this in hopes that a kingdom that despises her people will heal Clara.

With no skill in magic or combat, Aidah must rely upon friend and foe, faith and dreams. Are they enough to prevent the end of the Rostlin lineage?

In the aftermath of a titanic battle, Ancel and the remnants of his people are fleeing to Benez, a city reviled by the world. Hunted by Tribunal assassins and shadelings, he must fight to see them survive even as corruption creeps across the land, and his father battles for sanity.
Ryne continues to hold fast to his secrets, but suspicious of those around him, he makes a shocking discovery of his own, one he dare not reveal.
Still struggling with the loss of her parents, her feelings for Ancel, and her hate for Ryne, Irmina comes into her power as a Beasttamer, and is exposed to knowledge that could kill them all if the enemy sees through her act.
Meanwhile, the Nine continue to pull strings, and the armies of the Tribunal and Amuni’s Children march, their ultimate goal to see an end to Ancel and the Eztezians, and to breach the prisons of the gods.
But true to form in Denestia, many things are not what they seem.

Book sequence:
Although the Shadowbearer could be read first, the recommended sequence is Etchings of Power, The Shadowbearer, Ashes and Blood, Embers of a Broken Throne. Expect the fifth book in this series soon. Cheers and Enjoy!

Terry C. Simpson If Death had a child, it would be Shadeborn.
Mike's a misguided thug haunted by bad luck, tragedy, and a psychopathic brother. Darius sits atop a world he's ready to abandon. Sheila is just looking to make a meal of the magically gifted.
What do they have in common?
People they know are being killed. And a slew of supernatural creatures, the Arcane Police, and the N.Y.P.D all want them either dead or captured.
Oh, there's also Phil. But when Phil's around, people die. Lots of them.
So what's to be done when the hunt is on, death or worse comes a calling, and immortals decide to shape the life of men?

Terry C. Simpson Keedar Giorin still remembers the night when soldiers killed his mother. The Night of Blades. He was three, but the memories are written in his mind in blood, flames, scales, and his mother’s mad cackles.

Assigned by his father to save two young noblemen or risk a repeat of the massacre on his home in the Smear, Kasandar's most lawless district, Keedar dives headlong into the mission. He uses his most secret skill, a magic that could bring the King's Blades hunting him, a magic that could be a death sentence if reported to the wrong ears.

But even that risk is part of his father's calculated plan. A plot to determine who was behind his mother’s death, while securing a new ally for their guild, and seeing their people rise from squalor and oppression to strive for the identity and power they have all but forgotten.

Plans, however, do not always follow the path drawn out. What will Keedar do when a count takes interest in his magic? Where will he run to when the hunt begins? Can a young man now growing into his power find a way to defeat the most ruthless of assassins?

Terry C. Simpson The second volume of Terry C. Simpson’s Quintessence Cycle, a sprawling epic of magic, war, adventure, and intrigue in a world full of mysteries.

Chaos rules in the wake of Succession Day, even in the heart of the Empire’s capital, Kasandar, where commoners revolt and counts and priests plot. All across the world, armies rise to strike at King Ainslen’s fledgling rule.

Queen Terestere is captured and returned to the city where they murdered her husband, intent on saving her people, and set on vengeance. Keedar and Winslow hone their skills, one for a test that could mean his death, and the other to help save the man he once called his father. Delisar languishes in a prison, soul magic siphoned by King Ainslen, while his brother, Thar, plots to free him and discover a way to defeat the Farlanders.

One thing will determine who lives or dies, wins or loses. The power of the soul.

Terry C. Simpson The Quintessence Cycle, an epic fantasy tale that weaves a story of magic, battle, love, betrayal, retribution, and survival.

Your soul is your magic. It is life. It is death. It is the path to the throne. The human nobility will do anything to steal it.

A civilization on the brink of extinction, a renowned assassin in hiding, a young boy hunted for his magic, a count’s son in search of glory, a fallen queen after vengeance, a count who would betray all for the crown. Their paths are entwined. But who is pulling the strings?

Book 1: Game of Souls: Keedar, a young commoner, and Winslow, a count’s son, are set on opposite paths yet harbor the same dream: to become adept in soul magic. One, to escape the slums and seek justice for his murdered mother and his persecuted people, the other, to revel in the glory of battle. When their paths cross, everything changes. Winslow's father, Count Ainslen, employs a ruthless assassin and a barbarous enemy in pursuit of the throne.

Book 2: SoulBreaker: A new king is crowned in the wake of the bloody battles of Succession Day but a threat to his fledgling rule arises; Keedar and Winslow grow into their power and learn the truth of their lives; fallen Queen Terestere plots revenge; a renowned assassin comes out of hiding to settle old debts.

Book 3: Crown of Souls: Thar, Keedar, Winslow, and Terestere come together in a final battle to determine the fate of a dying race. Ainslen unleashes the power of his stolen magic. An unexpected foe reveals himself.

Soulsworn: A Quintessence Side Story: Follow the path of Aidah Rostlin as she struggles to survive after Succession Day, in hopes her husband and son return to her to help protect her daughters, Nerisse and Clara from assassins.